desert
gb/dˈɛzɚt/ us/dˈɛzɚt/
A2
Angličtina
~ 4500
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Podstatné jméno
A2
entity
1
Dry, barren area of land
A big, dry place with almost no rain and very few plants.
Vzorec užití:
the [adjective] desert
Častá chyba:
Learners sometimes confuse 'desert' with 'dessert' (sweet food after a meal).
Synonyma
wasteland (Emphasizes complete emptiness and lack of life.)
Antonyma
forest (A forest is full of trees and receives much more rainfall.)
Kolokace
hot desert
|Sahara Desert
|desert climate
|desert landscape
|desert region
Témata
geography
|nature
|travel
Příklady
- The Sahara is the largest hot desert in the world.
- Many animals in the desert are active only at night.
- They crossed the desert on camels.
- This plant can survive in the harsh desert environment.
Učební příklady
- The desert is very hot in the day.
- Camels live in the desert.
- We saw sand in the desert.
- It does not rain much in the desert.
Sloveso
B1
action
2
Leave someone or something behind
To go away from someone or something and not come back, often when you are needed.
Vzorec užití:
to desert [someone/something]
Častá chyba:
Learners may confuse this with 'deserve' due to similar pronunciation.
Synonyma
abandon (Very close in meaning; 'abandon' is more common in general contexts.)
Antonyma
support (To stay with and help someone instead of leaving them.)
Kolokace
desert a friend
|desert a post
|desert one's family
|desert the army
Témata
relationships
|military
|core_vocabulary
Příklady
- He would never desert his friends in trouble.
- The soldiers deserted their posts during the night.
- She felt deserted by her colleagues after the failure.
Učební příklady
- He deserted his friend in need.
- The man deserted his family.
- The soldiers deserted the camp.
Podstatné jméno
B2
entity
3
What someone deserves
A result that is fair for someone’s actions, usually bad as punishment.
Častá chyba:
Often misspelled as 'desserts'. This sense is mostly used in the fixed phrase 'just deserts'.
Synonyma
comeuppance (Informal term meaning deserved punishment.)
Antonyma
undeserved reward (Something received without merit.)
Kolokace
just deserts
Témata
justice
|law
|core_vocabulary
Příklady
- He got his just deserts for lying to everyone.
- Villains eventually meet their deserts.
Učební příklady
- He got his just deserts.
- Bad people get their deserts.
Gramatika
Slovníkový tvar
desert
IPA
GB/dˈɛzɚt/
US/dˈɛzɚt/
Slabiky a přízvuk
desert (1 slabika)
Stress on 1st syllable (desert)
Tvary slova
Noun
- Base: desert
- Plural: deserts
Verb
- Base: desert
- 3rd Person Singular: deserts
- Present Participle: deserting
- Past: deserted
Příbuzná slova
Forms
deserts
noun
deserting
verb
deserted
verb
Advanced or less common
desertify
verb
desertification
noun C1
Výrazy
just deserts
1/d͡ʒˈʌst dˈɛzɚts/
fixed phrase
Deserved outcome for actions
The fair and right result for what someone has done, usually bad as punishment.
Příklady
- After years of cheating, he finally got his just deserts.
- The corrupt official faced his just deserts in court.
desert island
1/dˈɛzɚt ˈaɪlənd/
fixed phrase
Uninhabited remote island
A small island with no people living there, often far from other land.
Příklady
- He dreamed of escaping to a desert island.
- They were stranded on a desert island for weeks.
- Being stranded on a desert island is a common story in books.
- He dreamed of living alone on a desert island.